Foskor
Foskor stands as South Africa's sole vertically integrated phosphate producer, committed to enhancing agricultural productivity. Our operations span the Phalaborwa Mining Division, where we extract phosphate rock, to our Richards Bay facility, where we manufacture phosphoric acid and granular fertilisers like monoammonium phosphate (MAP). Employing 1,700 skilled individuals, Foskor is the leading …
Profile
- Industry
- Crop protection
- Topics
- Crop protection chemicals & fertilizers
- Role
- Producer — “…hate rock in Phalaborwa and manufacturing phosphoric acid and granular fertilizers at its Richards Bay facilit…”
- Parent / group
- Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Foskor is a South African state-owned company that mines phosphate rock and produces phosphate-based fertilizers and phosphoric acid for the agricultural sector.
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- [Rubric] South Africa · struvite
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What they offer
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News & status 6
- 2026 Latest status: The company experienced significant operational challenges and losses in the 2025/26 financial year, leading to the Richards Bay acid plant being placed into care and maintenance. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-08-27 Hormuz-disrupted Foskor to continue to weigh on IDC after contributing to R4.7bn lossFoskor’s ongoing challenges are weighing on IDC’s results: its 2025/26 losses contributed to IDC’s R4.7 billion loss, with Foskor facing elevated production costs and disruptions from past incidents and input shortages, signaling a need for a turnaround …
- 2026-09-12 Foskor accused of ‘fronting’ in worker share deal – Trendsdail.co.zaThe B-BBEE Commission found that Foskor used a sham employee ownership scheme (Kopano Foskor ESOP) to falsely boost black ownership and obtain regulatory benefits, including a mining licence, constituting fronting; the findings accuse the trust of bypassing …
- 2026-08-27 IDC reports R4.7bn group loss driven by Foskor disruptions, Mozal closureFoskor, 59%-owned by the IDC, contributed to losses due to higher fertiliser input costs driven by the Iran war and related supply-price pressures; the IDC notes Foskor’s reliance on imports for production limited its ability to pass higher costs to customers, …
- 2026-08-27 Foskor, Mozal drag IDC to a loss as financier pivots to green investments | News24Foskor is contributing to IDC’s first-half loss as the development financier shifts its strategy toward green and sustainable project financing, signaling a broader move away from traditional holdings.
- 2026-09-05 B-BBEE Commission says Foskor's worker share deal was fronting for mining right | FoskorThe B-BBEE Commission found that Foskor used its Kopano employee share ownership scheme as a front to claim black ownership and secure a mining right, a finding Foskor disputes and says it will challenge legally. The Commission has not implemented its …
- 2026-03-24 Foskor halts MAP supply while phosphate supplies run lowFoskor (South Africa’s only vertically integrated phosphate producer) is reportedly facing a MAP shortage, with no mono-ammonium phosphate available in April due to ammonia supply disruption, while phosphate supplies are critically low; the company is engaging …
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Ownership & investors 1
| parent | Industrial Development Corporation |
Partners & deals 1
| counterparty | Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) (59% owner) …The company experienced significant operational challenges and losses in the 2025/26 financial year, leading to the Richards Bay acid plant being placed into care and maintenance.… |
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